Well, it seems that my briefing have gotten a little behind schedule, and I apologize for that! In self-defense, however, I have to say that things have been hectic.

Since the last update, a lot of things have happened, most of which Linda Eddy has already put up on the website. But let me just mention a few things that have happened and are still happening; we are on the MOVE!

First, we have confirmed that the Oct. 1st rally will be indoors in a climate-controlled environmentin the Cambria County War Memorial Arena.

Next, we have lined up four speakers who will, as a group, present a realistic view of where America stands in the War on Terror. We will have a survivor of the collapse of the World Trade Center; the father of the hero of Flight 93; the fathers of a Marine and a soldier who gave their lives in Iraq; and the father of a Marine currently being held in the brig at Camp Pendleton, CA. These men represent a transition from near-victim to first-sacrifice to national commitment to political opportunism in the War on Terror.

We have also signed a great country-rock band from western PA called Whiskey Grin. When I heard them at the Rolling Thunder Support the Troops Rally in Beaver last week, I realized that we had to have them at the rally. They have promised me that they will develop a repertoire appropriate for the occasion.

The most significant accomplishment the rally committee has achieved has been to secure the services of Quinn and Rose, two of the top talk-show hosts in the country, to be co-emcees of the rally! I am tickled pink (no relation to Code Pink) about this stroke of good fortune! You can check out their "War Room with Quinn & Rose" website here.

I cant reveal any names, but suffice it to say that we think we are close to having a really BIG name come to Johnstown to be our keynote speaker! Stay tuned

Were going to have one tremendous rally, folks, and itll be fun to go head-to-head with the Murtha rally that is being held the day before. Those people claimed victory by having a canned, bought-and-paid-for rallyette that was put on at the same time we held our dignified little press conference on August 3rd. To read some of the media reports, you would think that they had had a cast of thousands!

I personally counted EVERY head (plus a couple pairs of toes on the edge of the frame) in an overhead photo taken at the height of their rally. There were 193 people there, including sound technicians, platform dignitaries, media, and sound technicians. Big deal, huh? And our little press conference down the road was blithely going its merry way doing what it was designed to doannounce our rally!

John Murtha is going to lose this election, and YOU are the reason! Your financial and personal support continues to amaze me, and I ask you to keep it up. I should tell you that EVERY DOLLAR you donate goes into the program. This is truly a no-frills campaign. And the two full-time, starvation-wages employees we have are really going all-out to organize our Operation Street Corner effort. Youll soon see the fruits of their hard work. [read more about OSC here]

And if you live in or near the 12th District, PLEASE get involved in OSC; it will make a critical difference in the vote count on Nov. 7th! Contact us through the website for details, or send me an e-mail; Ill forward it to Nikki Sheppick and her sidekick Laura Hough, who will get in touch with you.

Finally, please send our URL (http://www.bootmurtha.com/ ) to everyone you know who has e-mail; we want to have more people at the rally than Johnstown can handle!

If you're attending the 1 October "Boot Murtha" rally, please take a few minutes to register at the site to help us in planning for this event.

If you cannot - for whatever reason - attend, then please consider assisting our efforts in other ways: bumping rally threads, sending the URL via E-mail, making a donation, promoting it on other websites, and/or all of the above.

For those who are not yet aware, in addition to scoring Quinn & Rose as emcees we have also received plugs from Sean Hannity, Mark Levin and Matt Drudge. We have some momentum and have a real chance to send a powerful message to Murtha and our troops, but we need more active participation.

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posted on 09/04/2006 7:08:11 AM PDT
by Coop
(No, there are no @!%$&#*! polls on Irey vs. Murtha!)

"John Murtha is going to lose this election, and YOU are the reason! Your financial and personal support continues to amaze me, and I ask you to keep it up. I should tell you that EVERY DOLLAR you donate goes into the program. This is truly a no-frills campaign. And the two full-time, starvation-wages employees we have are really going all-out to organize our Operation Street Corner effort. Youll soon see the fruits of their hard work." "...Finally, please send our URL http://www.bootmurtha.com/ to everyone you know who has e-mail; we want to have more people at the rally than Johnstown can handle!"

Larry Bailey President

PRESIDENT'S BIO:

Vets for the Truth President Larry Bailey retired from the U.S. Navy in 1990 after a 27-year career as a SEAL officer. His career included duty in the USA and in Panama, Bolivia, Scotland, Colombia, Vietnam, and the Philippines.

He is a graduate of Armed Forces Staff College and the U.S. Army's Foreign Area Officer School. He holds an undergraduate degree in History from Stephen F. Austin State College in Texas and a master's degree in Education from East Carolina University.

He is a free-lance consultant and writer on military affairs and has been published numerous times in the national press.

His most significant military assignment was as Commanding Officer of the Naval Special Warfare Center, where all Navy SEALS undergo basic and advanced training.

He is a decorated Vietnam veteran and a sub-specialist in both Latin American-and European politico-military affairs.

He has also taught middle-school History and Language Arts.

In 2004 he was President of Vietnam Vets for the Truth, which sponsored the Kerry Lied Rally on Capitol Hill in Washington.

He and his wife Judy, who teaches middle-school Language Arts, live in eastern North Carolina.

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posted on 09/04/2006 8:39:28 AM PDT
by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
(Support the troops by exposing the threats to them like hanoi kerry, cut and run murtha, Code Pink,)

Sorry, I didn't mean to make it sound like I thought she had little hope.

Still, an incumbent that's thrown around as much patronage as Murtha is formidable even if he is a declared enemy of our own troops. Remember, the voters are not just stupid, sometimes they're actually insane.

I'm hoping Diana Irey will bring them to their senses. I like seeing the vets lining up with her. Maybe another Swift Boat attack is in the making here, this time with Murtha as target. That looks like some heavy artillery she's got there.

I don't know. The rally is an effort by VFTT, under the PAC (political action committee) umbrella. There cannot, by law, be any coordination between the Irey campaign and VFTT. I don't know what the laws are regarding her potentially appearing there... or nearby.

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posted on 09/04/2006 1:21:51 PM PDT
by Coop
(No, there are no @!%$&#*! polls on Irey vs. Murtha!)

One has to expect many see no wrong in what Murtha has done, even for those that actually understand what he has been trying to pull off. Lots of un-educated folks to deal with, and those that can never open their minds.

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posted on 09/04/2006 6:16:41 PM PDT
by Marine_Uncle
(Honor must be earned)

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